Illuminated sign.



K. J. DENNISON.

ILLUMINATED SIGN. APPLICATION mm ran. 14. 1-918.

1,275,537. Patented Aug. 13, 1918.

INVENTOR (5/29 Dem/ $00 gi a" I I BY fix" ATTORNEY WITNESSES ,UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

KYLE J. enn son, or YOUNGSTOWN, oHIo.

To all whom it may concern: g

1 Be -it known that I, KYLE J. DENNISON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Youngstown, injthe county of Mahoning and State of Ohio,haveinvented-certain new and useful Improvements in Illuminated Signs, of;which the following is a specification. V a

This invention relates to signs, and more especially to those which areilluminated; and, the objectof the same is to .produce a sign which willhave four fiat faces facing in as many different directions, and alldirectly illuminated by a single light. A fur ther object isto provide aspecial form of bracket for holding the light or bulb exactly centeredover. the sign panels, whileyetpermitting its removal as when: a newbulb must be supplied. Afurther object is to provide means forprotecting the bracket and bulb fromthe elements by locating thembeneath andconnecting them with a canopy or shade. Otherobjects willappear asthe following details, are brought forth, and

reference. is, made to the which:'

Figure 1 is an elevation of this improved sign and itsilluminatingmeans, the canopy and bracket being in section, Fig. 2 is an enlargedperspective-detail of the bracket. l

. This sign is intended to be supported from overhead, but the specificform of support is immaterial. Herein the letter, S designates apost,whose supporting' arm A-may project laterally therefrom over thesidewalk or drawings, in

even out. overv the street, but I do not wish to be limited in thisrespect. I The numeral 1 designates a conical metallic canopy'whoselower face is enameled white or given a reflective surface by anysuitable means, and this canopy is herein shown as supported by means ofa central upstanding stud bolt 2 which is passed through the; arm A andheld thereto by nuts 3. above and below the arm. Howevenany appropriatemeans for supporting the canopy might be employed. The sign itselfcomprises two like panels, preferably of metalenameled white andlettered in black. I have omitted all lettering herein, and obviouslyIneednot be limited to the colors mentioned nor to the lettering or othercharacters on the sign. Each panel 4 is by preference a flat.rectangular. metal sheet having a sign on its obverse and an- 1 other onits reverse face, and, as there are Specification of Letters Patent.

ILLUMINATED SIGN.

Patented Aug. 13, 1918.

. Application filed February 14, 1918. Serial No.'217,143.

rays of light from a single source may be simultaneously throwndirectlyv onto all faces, is to dispose the light either, directly aboveor directly beneath the axis of both panels. The use of the canopy ismerely to protect the light, and therefore I mount it up close under thecanopy in a manner next to be described.

' The;- numeral 10 designates a sheet -metal bracket bent across itsmidlength on a little sharper angle, than a right angle at about thepoint 11, and having perforations 12 in its upper arm through'whichrivets or other fastening means 13 may be passed to connect this, armwith the under side of the canopy 1,'while the lower arm is providedwith perforations 16 through which pass certain of said bolts or rivets6 for supporting the uppermost panel 4. In the. body of, the platefronrwhich the bracket .10 is made,-.and' preferably before said plateisbent along the-line 11,-is cut an ample opening 14, and the material socut out is left attached to the upper arm of the bracket at one end ofthe opening and is, subsequently bent down into a tongue 15 which itselfis pierced with a hole 17; By preference the light employed will be anin'candes. cent bulb 18, and if so the socket 19 thereof will be passedthrough and preferably held in said hole 17 while the wires 20 lead fromthe socket to a suitable source not necessary todescribe. It isessential to the successful operation of this device, however, that theluminous element within the bulb'shall stand exactly centered over thelower end of the bracket 10, when the bulbjis screwed into the socket19. The purpose of, this detail is to permitthe light thrown by saidele- 1 ment to besplit on the bracket and to shine on both signs orsurfaces of the upper ,panel ,4. ViPassing downbythis panel, it isthereof; and therefore a single light disposed above the panels andexactly on the common axis thereof illuminates all four surfaces and iswell protected beneath the canopy. The electricity to the bulb will becontrolled by a switch within reach of the authorized person, but fromtime to time it may be necessary to replace this bulb with a new one.This can be done by unscrewing it from its socket 19 and moving it outof the opening 14s in the bracket 10, and the new one replaced by areversal of this action, without separating or moving any of the otherparts of the structure. \Nhile I prefer to employ the canopy 1 toprotect the bulb from the elements and especially to protect it frombecoming clouded with moisture or clogged or covered with snow, it isobviously not absolutely necessary to the successful operation of thisdevice. If we assume that the entire sign is hung indoors or under someother protective element, it is quite possible to omit the canopyentirely. In that case the upper arm of the bracket would be connecteddirectly with the support whatever the latter may be. But, as shownherein I bend the bracket at a little more than a right angle along theline 11 so that the upper arm may be riveted beneath a conical canopyand yet the remain ing arm shall stand strictly vertical and di rectlybeneath the apex of the canopy and the axis of the stud bolt 2, and inthis way I center the panels 4 directly beneath the canopy and the lamp.

What is claimed is 1. In an illuminated sign, the combination with acanopy, and a support therefor; of a bracket mounted within the canopy,a light carried by the bracket and directly beneath the center of saidcanopy, a plurality of sign panels disposed one beneath the other andstanding in different planes, the uppermost attached to said bracket,and means for connecting the panels with each other so that their commonaxis shall aline with the center of the canopy.

:2. In an illuminated sign, the combina tion with a canopy, means forsupporting said canopy, a substantially L-shaped bracket whose upper armis secured within said canopy and whose lower arm is pierced with anopening, and an electric bulb standing in said opening; of an uprightsign panel carried by said lower arm of the bracket and on both faces ofwhich the rays of light are adapted to shine.

3. In an illuminated sign, the combination with a canopy, means forsupporting said canopy, a substantially L-shaped bracket whose upper armis secured within said Copies of this patent may be obtained for fivecents each, by addressing canopy and whose lower arm is pierced with anopening, and an electric bulb standing in said opening; of an uprightsign panel carried by the lower arm of said bracket, a second sign panelbeneath and at an angle to the plane of the first panel, and a rigidtwisted connector between the panels whereby the rays of light from saidbulb shine on both faces of both panels.

4:. In a. sign of the type described, the combination with an overheadsupport, a substantially right-angular bracket whose upper arm isconnected with said support, the bracket having a tongue out from itsbody and pendant from said upper arm and provided with a hole, and anelectric lamp bulb and its socket, the former standing in the openingand the latter Within-said hole; of a plurality of sign plates standingin different planes one above the other and connected with and supportedby the upright arm of said bracket directly beneath said bulb, for thepurposejset forth.

5. In a sign of the'type described, the combination with a support and asupporting arm, a conical canopy, and means for supporting its apex fromsaid arm; of a plate bent at less than a right angle with one armriveted within the canopy and the other arm alining with the apex ofthesame and hanging therefrom, this arm having an opening through itsbody, a light supported within said opening, and a pair of sign platesstanding on edge in planes at right angles to each other and supportedby said lower arm whereby rays of light from the said light shine on allfaces of both plates, for the purpose set forth.

6. In a sign of the type described, the combination with a support and asupport ing arm, a conical canopy, a stud bolt rising from its apexthrough said arm, and nuts on the bolt above and below the arm; of abracket comprising a plate bent at its mid-length at less than a rightangle with its upper arm riveted within said canopy and its lower armalining with said stud bolt, the bracket having an opening through itsbody, an electric bulb supported within said opening, and a plurality ofsign plates standing one above the other and in different'planes andcarried by said lower arm of the bracket whereby the rays of light fromthe bulb shine on all faces of all plates, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

KYLE J. DENNISON.

Witnesses J NO. HARTMAN, ELI GOUGHLER.

the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). G.

